Round 15 - Ligue 1
FC Nantes VS RC Lens
Stade de la Beaujoire
6 December, 2025
Overview:
Nantes hosts RC Lens in Ligue 1 Round 15 at Stade de la Beaujoire on December 6, 2025. Lens are strong contenders currently ranked 3rd with 28 points, while Nantes struggle in 16th place with 10 points. This matchup presents a significant quality gap between the two sides.
Recent H2H results: Nantes won 3-1 on Feb 23, 2025
Prediction:
Based on current form and stats, we expect a close contest with a final score of 1-3 in favor of RC Lens.
Nantes will likely adopt defensive positioning given their inferior form and points total, attempting to exploit set pieces where they show aerial strength. Lens will dominate possession and territory, utilizing their superior technical quality and attacking depth to penetrate Nantes' defensive structure. Lens' ranked 3rd away form advantage heavily favors their tactical approach.
The significant disparity in current league position, points total, and recent form strongly favors Lens. Nantes' only recent positive result against Lens on February 23, 2025 represents an outlier in their otherwise struggling season. Lens' consistent scoring rate and defensive organization provide substantial competitive advantage.
Stats:
| FC Nantes | RC Lens |
|---|---|
| Expected Possession | |
| 41.8 | 58.2 |
| Average Goals Per Match | |
| 0.8 | 2 |
| Win Probability | |
| 0.15 | 0.65 |
| Position | Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RC Lens | 13 | 1 | 3 | 40 |
| 2 | PSG | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
| 3 | Marseille | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | Lille | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyon | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Stade Rennais | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Toulouse | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Monaco | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 11 | Brest | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 12 | Lorient | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 14 | Nice | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 15 | Paris FC | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 16 | Nantes | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 |
| 18 | FC Metz | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 |
| Name | Club | Country | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Greenwood | MAR | ENG | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| J. Panichelli | RC | ARG | 17 | 10 | N/A |
| E. Lepaul | REN | FRA | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| W. Saïd | RCL | FRA | 17 | 7 | 2 |
